Soviet WW2 Tank Riders: Can't Decide on Tunic & Trouser Color

BTW, I said to myself "I'll go to Dragon Models' website and find that infantry set. Surely they'll have a picture of the painted set. I'll look at it and estimate the right color".

So I did and look what I found. Freaking brilliant:

http://www.dragonmodelsltd.com/html/6197-2.html

Hi there Monsterzero,

According to my references, the basic uniform consisted of a flat "Japanese style" peaked cap, a khaki shirt in traditional cut but with a stand and fall collar, which was worn outside the trousers. Breeches were either of a matching color or dark blue. High boots were increasingly replaced by ankle boots ( often of American manufacture ) and puttees. This uniform was worn throughout the year. In winter all ranks wore a long grey greatcoat ( shinel ) and grey cloth pointed helmet ( shlem ). In 1935 the armoured troops received a steel-grey uniform. The summer uniform was khaki and the winter additions were steel-grey and later silver-grey. The telogreika ( quilted jacket ) was khaki in color. I actually saw a complete soviet uniform for sale in a militaria shop which conforms to Humbrol Khaki. You can also use khaki drab and olive.
Regards,

Monsterzero that is hilarious. I thought I was the only one with luck like that. Now that I have seen those figures I know that I must have them

I dug through some pics that I took and here are some reference photos for you as a guide. I'm about to start a SU-100 so I'll be painting some russian riders soon too











Post some pics when you get your figures done

Dont' sweat the colors too much. For figure painting just get a fairly accurate color. You will need to highlight and shadow the figure with different shades to get a good figure. That will make it less important to get the exact colors right.

Humbrol 26 is not too bad. Tamiya 49 is also pretty good. Agama has enamel paints for WWII Soviet uniforms. The tan is a little lighter than Humbrol 26 but pretty close to Tamiya 49. They also have a green which is good for the helmet.

I am in the middle of putting that kit on my t-34/85. I painted the soldiers' uniforms with Tamiya Acrylic Dark Yellow. It also works well as the desert yellow color used for German WWII armor (unfaded). I also used Tamiya field Grey for their Russian helmets and Tamiya Red Brown for their equipment straps too. Hope it helps!